When deputies responded to Stephanie Singleton-Gilliam’s West Augustine home on Tuesday morning, they found her husband on the porch with a knife in his hands and blood on his hands, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Cpl. Catherine Payne said Wednesday afternoon.

Frederick Gilliam called 911 around 4:30 a.m. from the home on Duval Street on Tuesday to report that he and his wife were the victims of a home invasion robbery, Payne said.

A deputy who arrived on scene found Fred Gilliam holding a knife on the front porch, Payne said. Investigators have not released whether that knife was used to stab Stephanie Singleton-Gilliam.

Payne said the couple’s children were home during the incident but did not witness it. The children are now with family members.

Frederick Gilliam told deputies on scene that he was injured, and he was taken to Flagler Hospital where he was treated and later released.

He was taken to Flagler and treated after he said he was injured.

“The injuries that he sustained were very minor,” Payne said.

But more details about his injuries have not yet been released.

Frederick Gilliam was taken to the Sheriff’s Office and questioned by detectives, Payne said

“Those answers to the questions that were asked were very inconsistent with the evidence,” Payne said.

Later that evening, detectives arrested Frederick Gilliam on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with his wife’s death.